Sol Kerzner, chairman and CEO of Kerzner International Holdings Limited, owner and operator of Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas, and film director Brett Ratner unveiled a new multi-platform advertising and branding campaign that incorporates print, television and interactive elements for the 3,414-room resort and casino.

The Acapulco International Convention Center closed Nov. 30 and is seeking new investors to renovate the facility, according to the Acapulco Destination Marketing Office. The convention center will temporarily reopen to host the Tianguis Turistico conference, April 25 to 28.

Otmar E. Oduber was officially announced as the new minister of tourism, transportation and labor affairs for the government of Aruba at the 2010 Caribbean Marketplace. Mr. Oduber was sworn into office on October 29.

Argentina on Dec. 20 began charging U.S. visitors a $131 entry fee at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. According to a notice from the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires, the fee “permits multiple entries into Argentina for 10 years in accordance with United States visa reciprocity.”

Argentina on Dec. 20 began charging U.S. visitors a $131 entry fee at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. According to a notice from the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires, the fee “permits multiple entries into Argentina for 10 years in accordance with United States visa reciprocity.”

Air Jamaica, four Caribbean prime ministers –the Hon. David J.H. Thompson of Barbados, Dr. Dean O. Barrow of Belize, the Hon. Tillman J. Thomas of Grenada and Dr. Patrick A.M. Manning of Trinidad & Tobago- and director and producer Spike Lee are among the list of honorees for the 13th Annual Fundraising Gala of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI), to be held on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pierre in New York City. Harry Belafonte will again serve as honorary patron.